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Women's Strategic Use of Humor
Published by Viking in 1991 and issued as a paperback through Penguin Books in 1992, Snow White became an instant classic for both academic and genera...
One Man. One Woman. 10,000 Years of Misunderstanding Between the Sexes Cleared Right Up
Two of the country's most original humor writers confront myths and stereotypes to establish once and for all that women are funnier than men--and vic...
A Personal History of Co-education in the Ivy League
A humorous and provocative account of being a female undergraduate at Dartmouth College in its turbulent first years of co-education....
Critical Impressions
First published in 1999. Each volume in the Lit Book Series will contain a wide range of essays on a particular author, theme or genre. By offering a ...
Essays on Women and Humor in British Literature
In Untamed and Unabashed, Regina Barreca, noted authority on women and humor, examines the use of humor in the works of Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte,...
Demystifying Marriage, Men, and Romance
With wit, humor, and an engaging style, Barreca considers the evolving roles of husbands and wives in American culture, and reveals how the static myt...
Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Visible Panty Lines and Conquered the World
In this collection of hilarious essays that mull everything from the horror of chin hairs to why the "glass ceiling" is better described as a thick la...
In her newest book, Regina Barreca writes of growing up in an urban Italian American household under the watchful eyes of her aunts. She shares storie...
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian history. "No serious student of Canada's past can funct...
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Reflections on Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over t...
An Insatiable Women's Guide, Alphabetized
The indefatigable humorist Regina Barreca is at it again. She and syndicated columnist Nicole Hollander (of Sylvia fame) have teamed up to create a bo...